She was his mate. He chose her best friend. Then he framed her for murder. Kayla has waited her whole life for the Moon Goddess Festival, the night Alpha Derek will finally claim her as his mate and Luna of the Ravenclaw Pack. But Derek walks past her. In front of the entire pack, he claims Kylie instead Kayla’s best friend. Her replacement. That same night, Kylie is found dead. And Kayla becomes the prime suspect. A wolf hunt is ordered. Pregnant with Derek’s heir, betrayed by everyone she loves, Kayla is forced to run for her life. Even her sister Sheila helps her escape… but not for the reasons Kayla believes. After crossing into enemy territory, Kayla falls into a trap and wakes inside the Crescent Pack, saved by Alpha Caleb, a powerful Alpha who never wanted a mate. Caleb offers her a deal: One year of marriage. Protection. And a chance to clear her name. But returning to Ravenclaw means facing the sister who framed her, the Alpha who rejected her, and the dangerous secret growing inside her. And when Derek discovers Kayla is alive and carrying his child, he will stop at nothing to take her back. Even if it means burning two kingdoms to the ground. Because the rejected mate they tried to destroy is about to become the wolf they should have feared all along